Foros is one of the most expensive villages in Crimea. Why vacationers love it and why they are willing to pay money. Where to stay and what to see in Foros.
The village of Foros practically completes the southern coast of Crimea in the west. On the part of the coast from Batiliman it is perhaps the largest and is very popular. The road along the South Coast Highway from Yalta will take you about an hour, although it is only 40 kilometers, but it is better to initially count on an hour. But it’s much closer from Sevastopol, and the traffic on the highway is not so dense.
By the way, in the latter case, to get to Foros, you can choose either the South Coast Highway or the road through the Baydarsky Pass.
Beaches in Foros - where to swim
There are quite a lot of beaches in Foros, but they are not extensive. The free ones are usually overloaded, but some vacationers settle down on the concrete piers in the company of Lesha - that’s the name given to the stone figurine of a boy on one of the piers. As for the tourists who checked into the guest houses and hotels of Foros, they, as a rule, have own beaches.
Foros is different in that it is usually always sunny here and the sea is very clean. The latter is explained by the presence of two currents. And both of these currents move in opposite directions. Therefore, be prepared for the fact that the beaches of Foros may surprise you with ice-cold water at the height of summer.
Walking from the village to the west, beyond Cape Sarych, or east to Cape Chekhov, you will definitely find a place for an individual vacation.
Where to stay in Foros 2020
Here, my friends, you will have to learn and be surprised that the village of Foros, located away from famous resorts, very expensive to live in. It’s probably not worth listing all the boarding houses, guest houses and sanatoriums, but it’s easier to say that housing prices in Foros are on average twice as high as in the nearest villages. This should be kept in mind.
In addition to Booking.com, where you can still book a hotel if you set the goal to “work” instead of “leisure,” you can look for accommodation in Foros on Sutochno.ru. Although the new Russian service does not include most hotels and guest houses (mostly apartments and apartments), it has the lowest commission for landlords. This means that the tenant will end up paying less for housing than with the same booking.
For example, there are currently more than 100 offers available. The cost starts from 1500 rubles. / day. Whether prices will rise for the season will be seen later.
If you wish, you can find hotels and guest houses with a good price/quality ratio on Booking.com. Some of them have their own beaches:
- Guest House Chaika. Located right by the sea and even has its own piece of beach. Simple clean rooms with everything you need and green area. Price from 3,000 rub.
- Sanatorium "Foros" 3*. This is a classic! However, the former Soviet sanatorium has undergone reconstruction. The rooms are freshly renovated and have new furniture, there are delicious breakfasts in the dining room, and beautiful sun loungers on the beach. Price from 4,200 rub.
- Villa Foros. Guest house with beautiful grounds and fragrant air, near Foros Park. There is a sauna, swimming pool and restaurant. Price from 2,400 rub.
- Villa Reoli. Romantic hotel on the seashore with its own beach. This accommodation option in Foros is especially popular with couples in love. There is a sauna, a restaurant, and wi-fi is ubiquitous. Price from 7,000 rub.
View of Villa Reoli's private beach
What to see/do in Foros
On the territory of Forose there are several iconic ones that are worth seeing during your stay:
- The very first and closest thing that requires attention is Foros Park, related to the Kuznetsov estate. The park covers an area of 70 hectares and is laid out in such a way that it is ideal for walking. You won't have to climb steep steps or winding paths - just go and enjoy the amazing plants and marvel at the skill of the gardeners. Sit in the gazebo where Fyodor Chaliapin loved to relax.
What to see in Foros: Foros Park
- Right there in Foros, closer to Cape Sarych, there is Tesseli manor, where Maxim Gorky rested.
- We recommend visiting Church of the Resurrection. It stands on the road to the Baydar Gate and is perfectly visible from Foros itself. Enthusiasts who decide to walk to the temple will reach it within an hour. Especially energetic ones can do it in 45 minutes. We assure you that the Church of the Resurrection is worth a visit. It is picturesquely located - right on the edge of the cliff. It seems that the temple is flying. The observation deck offers wonderful views. By the way, the temple is active, and on Sunday many believers attend services. However, atheists are not allowed entry either. The Temple of the Resurrection in Foros is a work of art and belongs to everyone.
Between and is the well-known Crimean health resort - the village Foros. The name of the village translated from Greek means lighthouse. It was given by the Greeks who once lived there. At the top of Cape Sarych, near Foros, there is actually a functioning lighthouse.
Since the times of the Soviet Union, holidays in Forose was considered the privilege of high government officials and the intelligentsia. It is not for nothing that the government dacha “Zarya” was located here. After the events of the August 1991 coup and M. Gorbachev’s stay there Foros gained worldwide fame.
In 1892, the Church of the Resurrection of Christ was built at the very top of Red Rock. Maecenas Kuznetsov, a major tea magnate of those times, donated money for the construction of a church in the Byzantine style. The magnificent Foros Park "Paradise" is the pride of the resort village. A visit to the Corner of Paradise park, located on the territory of the Foros sanatorium, gives a delightful feeling.
After enjoying sea swimming and relaxing on numerous Foros beaches, tourists explore local attractions. Foros leads in the number of unique, interesting tourist sites.
Active and healing holiday
Fans of diving will appreciate the beauty of the local underwater world, and the possibility of renting jet skis, boats, surfing, hiking make your vacation active and varied. Extreme lovers will be able to try their hand at jumping.
Wonderful holiday in Forose even in the off-season thanks to the unique landscape, healing climate, and rich flora. The unique climatic zone combines the creations of subtropical nature and man, which is why many sanatoriums accept guests all year round. Foros has a large selection of places to stay: sanatoriums, hotels , private cottages, boarding houses. can offer quality service much cheaper than elite sanatoriums with VIP service. After enjoying a good rest at sea, in the evening you can visit night club, sit in a cafe or restaurant.
The hotel complex "Laspi", recreation centers "Dolphin", "Chaika", "Futark" have their own beaches and well-developed infrastructure. Spa centers and halls for sports games and training, tennis courts, beach volleyball, and mini football are available to guests. also offers equally comfortable accommodation for families with children and large friendly groups.
Get to Foros you can from the bus station, along the Yuzhnoberezhnoe Highway in your own car, by bus or minibus and with a stop along the highway or entering the village Foros.
The Foros sanatorium is surrounded by the beauty of the Foros park, spread over 50 hectares, the park area of the sanatorium is well-groomed, and the park is one of the largest and best in Crimea. The sanatorium offers accommodation in comfortable rooms and services high level. After two years of inactivity, the Foros sanatorium reopened its doors to tourists in the early summer of 2016 after the reconstruction of the number of rooms, park area, beach and service premises of the sanatorium.
Accommodation in the Foros sanatorium
The Foros sanatorium consists of two dormitory buildings in which accommodation is offered to tourists.
Main building- This is a fourteen-story dormitory building, in the building there are rooms of the categories economy, standard, junior suite and suite, suite and apartment. In the building there is a restaurant-type dining room, a children's game room, conference room, billiards and medical block.
Building "Coastal"
All rooms are equipped with: electronic lock with magnetic key, spacious wardrobe and large mirrors, coffee table/comfortable chairs, soft terry towels and slippers, bathroom with shower or bathtub, TV, air conditioning, telephone, hairdryer (on request or in the room) , bed with orthopedic mattress, corkscrew, shoe horn, shoe sponge, clothes brush, beach towels, ironing board (corridor of each floor), glasses, 2 bottles of water (0.5 l).
Rooms in the Foros sanatorium
Double economy room (mountain view)– this is a comfortable room with an area of 15 sq.m. In total, the Foros sanatorium has 18 rooms of this category. The room has one double bed, bedside tables, wardrobe, table with chair, air conditioning, telephone, plasma TV with satellite channels, Wi-Fi. The modern bathroom is combined with a shower room and contains a shower stall, a set of disposable perfumes, and a set of towels. Room without balcony with window. The height of the window above the floor is 1.3 m. Window size is 1x1 m
Double standard room (mountain view)– this is a comfortable room with an area of 21 sq.m. and mountain views, there are a total of 58 rooms of this category in the Foros sanatorium. The room has 2 single beds with the possibility of combining, bedside tables, wardrobe, table with chair, air conditioning, telephone, plasma TV with satellite channels, balcony with a summer table and armchairs, Wi-Fi, hairdryer. The modern bathroom combined with a shower room contains a shower cabin, a set of disposable perfumes, a set of towels. It is possible to accommodate persons with disabilities in the Standard room.
Double one-room junior suite (sea view)– these are comfortable rooms with an area of 27 sq.m. and sea views, there are a total of 119 rooms of this category in the Foros sanatorium. The room has 2 single beds with the possibility of combining, bedside tables with lamps, a wardrobe, a table with a chair, a coffee table, air conditioning, a telephone, a plasma TV with satellite channels, a balcony with a summer table and armchairs, a set of dishes, Wi-Fi, a hairdryer. The modern bathroom combined with a shower room contains a shower stall, a set of disposable perfumes, a set of towels and slippers.
Double two-room suite– this is a comfortable room with an area of 45 sq.m. with mountain views, there are a total of 9 rooms of this category in the Foros sanatorium. The room consists of a living room, bedroom and bathroom, Wi-Fi is available.
Bedroom – the bedroom has 2 single beds with the possibility of combining, bedside tables with lamps, plasma TV with satellite channels, telephone, coffee table, mirror, air conditioning, wardrobe, access to a balcony with outdoor furniture.
Quadruple two-room room Suite (Main building)– this is a comfortable room with an area of 56 sq.m. with mountain views, there are a total of 10 rooms of this category in the Foros sanatorium. The room consists of two bedrooms and a bathroom, Wi-Fi is available.
Living room – folding sofa, TV, desk, armchair.
Bedroom 1 – the bedroom has a double bed, bedside tables with lamps, plasma TV with satellite channels, telephone, coffee table, mirror, air conditioning, wardrobe, safe. Bedroom 2 has two separate beds with the possibility of combining.
The modern bathroom is combined with a bathtub and includes a shower, washbasin, hairdryer, mirror, toilet, a set of disposable perfumes, bathrobes, a set of towels and slippers.
Quadruple three-room apartment (Main building)– this is a comfortable room with an area of 94.5 sq.m. with sea views, located on the 5th floor.
Living room - includes a soft sofa, armchairs, coffee table, TV, set of dishes, electric kettle, telephone, air conditioning, exit to the balcony.
Bedroom No. 1 – the bedroom has a double bed, bedside tables with lamps, plasma TV with satellite channels, desk, safe, air conditioning, wardrobe, access to a balcony with outdoor furniture.
Bedroom No. 2 – the bedroom has a double bed, bedside tables with lamps, plasma TV with satellite channels, desk, air conditioning, wardrobe.
Modern spacious bathroom: with shower; washbasin, hairdryer, mirror, toilet, set of disposable perfumes, bathrobes, set of towels and slippers.
Service at the Foros sanatorium
Vacationers at the Foros sanatorium can take advantage of the following services:
- Gymnasium with volleyball net and mini-football markings – under reconstruction.
- Table tennis.
- Large equipped tennis court.
- Gym from 07/01/2019
- Outdoor sports ground.
- Fitness room
- Open field for playing mini football.
- Spacious restaurant with 400 seats.
- Karaoke club
- Lobby bar.
- The Finnish sauna is open from 07/01/2019 and is included in the tour price
- Beauty salon opening hours: 9:00-21:00
- Billiard room with tables for playing American and Russian billiards is open from 01.06.2019
- Parking for sanatorium guests.
- Children's playroom with a teacher and slot machines for children.
- A large conference hall for 350 people is open from 07/01/2019
- Equipped conference room for 60 seats.
- Restaurants and cafes on the sanatorium embankment.
- Children's room
- Children's area, trampolines, karting on the beach area and in the resort park
24-hour hot and cold water supply.
Beach of the sanatorium "Foros"
The best beach on the southern coast of Crimea is the coastal strip, with all amenities, on the territory of the Foros Sanatorium. The picturesque pine-covered hillsides of Foros Park extend straight to the sea, forming a rugged coastline of capes and bays. Through the shady alleys of the park you can go to the sea coast and stroll along the beautiful embankment, which offers a picturesque view of the Crimean mountains.
Fresh sea air, clean small pebbles, changing rooms, showers, toilets, restaurants, and free Wi-Fi - all this is at the disposal of Guests of the beach of the Foros Sanatorium. You can use comfortable sun loungers and sit in a shady area or at the edge of the sea, taking an umbrella with you.
Own 2 maps of small pebble, equipped beach; is located 100 meters from the main building. The "Coastal" building is located 10 m from the sea.
The beach is equipped with showers, changing cabins, sun canopies, sun loungers, and umbrellas.
On the beach there is a bar, a toilet, a medical center, and a rescue station.
There is rental equipment for scuba diving.
Boating, banana boat, water skiing, jet skiing, catamarans, speedboats, and windsurfing are organized.
The length of the equipped beach is 200 m, the unequipped one is 1 km.
Meals at the Foros sanatorium
breakfast or 3 meals a day according to the “ Buffet” in the sanatorium restaurant in the Main building.
Rules for checking into the Foros sanatorium
Check-in time at the Foros sanatorium is 14 hours, check-out time is up to 12 hours last service breakfast is considered.
The sanatorium allows pets up to 5 kg. Payment 600 rubles per day to the sanatorium cash desk.
If the Guest checks into the room after 14:00 of the current day local time, payment for accommodation will be charged in the same amount if check-in was made at 14:00.
There is no hourly payment for accommodation in the Sanatorium.
When placing before check-out time and if there are rooms available and ready for occupancy, a fee will be charged in the following order:
100% of the room rate upon arrival before 00:00;
50% of the room rate upon arrival from 00:00 to 12:00 hours.
Upon expiration of the paid period of stay, the Guest is obliged to vacate the room no later than 12:00 or extend the period of stay in the room. In case of untimely vacancy of the room by the Guest, the Administration has the right to evict the Guest without his participation.
In case of extension of the Guest's stay and subject to availability of rooms, a fee will be charged in the following order:
50% of the room rate upon check-out before 18:00;
100% of the room rate when checking out after 18:00.
To check into the Foros sanatorium, you must contact the accommodation service and provide a passport and voucher, and in case of undergoing medical procedures, you must additionally provide a sanatorium-resort card. When staying with children under 14 years of age, you must provide a birth certificate for the children.
Treatment at the Foros sanatorium
In the Foros sanatorium you can not only relax and enjoy your vacation on the Black Sea, but also undergo a course of treatment. The ideal location on the shore and rare plants in the park create healing air, which contributes to the speedy recovery of tourists with regular walks in the park and receiving a package of necessary medical procedures.
Sanatorium Foros offers to undergo all the necessary examinations using the latest equipment and receive correctly prescribed treatment.
Children are provided with medical or health services included in the price of their stay from the age of 5 years. Medical services are not provided to children under 5 years of age.
Sanatorium-resort treatment is carried out in the presence of:
for children under 18 years of age – vaccination certificates and certificates of the epidemiological environment (issued at the place of residence);
for adults over 18 years of age - a sanatorium-resort card - form No. 072/U-04 (issued at the place of residence).
A health resort card is not issued at the sanatorium!
Suggested procedures:
- Galvanization.
- Electrophoresis.
- Centimeter wave (CW) therapy.
- UHF therapy procedures.
- Short-wave ultraviolet radiation (SWUV).
- Magnetotherapy.
- Ultraphonophoresis.
- Inhalations.
- Gymnastics.
- Terrenkur.
- Preventative doctor Evminova.
- Electrocardiography (ECG).
- Various massages.
- Mud therapy.
- Aesthetic medicine of face and body
At the Foros sanatorium you can visit the following doctors:
- General health therapist
- Pediatrician
- Physiotherapist
- Cardiologist
- Gynecologist
TREATMENT OF RELATED DISEASES
Treatment of respiratory organs.
Indications:
Chronic nonspecific respiratory diseases without exacerbation, incl. with bronchospastic syndrome and symptoms of respiratory failure;
Bronchial asthma during the interictal period with normal body temperature and ESR;
Chronic bronchitis, tracheitis;
Consequences of pneumonia (in the convalescence stage);
Infectious-allergic bronchial asthma.
Allergic diseases
Indications:
Hay fever;
Food allergies;
Allergies caused by the action of detergents and household chemicals;
Contact dermatitis;
Atopic dermatitis, neurodermatitis, chronic recurrent urticaria in remission;
Other allergic diseases.
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system (osteochondrosis of the spine without pain, arthritis, polyarthritis, arthrosis)
Indications:
Osteochondrosis of the spine, spondyloartosis, spondylosis without pain.
Arthritis (polyarthritis).
Arthrosis (polyarthrosis).
Bursitis.
Enthesopathies, including heel spurs.
Spinal diseases (osteochondrosis with secondary neurological disorders, scoliotic disease).
Indications:
Osteochondrosis of the spine, spondyloartosis, spondylosis with pain syndrome.
Herniated intervertebral discs (not requiring surgical treatment) with pain.
Other dorsopathies: dorsalgia (cervicalgia, cervicocranialgia, cervicobrachialgia, thoracalgia, lumbodynia, lumbar ischialgia, coccydynia), including with limited range of motion in the spine - sacroiliitis.
Neurological manifestations of dorsopathies: radiculitis, intercostal neuralgia, sciatica (sciatic neuropathy), piriformis syndrome.
Cervical migraine.
Vertebrogenic dizziness.
Reflex manifestations of dorsopathies: bursitis of the shoulder joint, glenohumeral periarthropathy, shoulder-hand syndrome, medial and lateral epicondylitis.
Vertebro-visceral manifestations of dorsopathies: pseudocardial, pseudopleural, pseudogynecological, pseudourological pain.
Myofascial syndrome.
Gynecological diseases
Indications:
Treatment of infertility against the background of chronic diseases of the uterus and appendages, vagina (Salpingo-oophoritis, bacterial vaginosis, colpitis.)
Hormonal infertility, menstrual dysfunction, ovarian hypofunction, miscarriage.
Treatment of menopause symptoms.
Adhesive processes in the pelvis, chronic inflammatory diseases of the pelvic organs.
General therapeutic diseases
Indications:
Atherosclerosis of blood vessels of the heart and brain.
Chronic cerebral ischemia.
Circulatory failure syndrome in the vertebrobasilar arterial system.
Chronic fatigue syndrome.
Postural disorders in children and adolescents
Indications:
Posture disorders: scoliosis, increased lordosis, increased kyphosis, “pterygoid scapulae”.
Oblique or twisted pelvis.
Functional difference in leg length.
Motor stereotype disorders.
Muscle regulation disorders.
Pediatric diseases
Chronic diseases of the bronchopulmonary system (chronic bronchitis, tracheitis).
Chronic diseases of the ENT organs (chronic tonsillitis, adenoiditis, sinusitis).
Directions to the Foros sanatorium
Foros sanatorium address: Russian Federation, Republic of Crimea, Yalta city, urban settlement Foros, Forossky descent, 1, sanatorium "Foros"
One day a tourist liked it so much holiday in Foros What he told a local resident: “All people dream of being in Paradise after death. You, Foros people, are already in Paradise.” Every year more and more people who vacation in this quiet corner of the Black Sea agree with this statement.
An urban-type resort village is located on the southern coast of the Crimean peninsula. It is located just 40 kilometers from Yalta and is the last resort Big Yalta in this direction. Foros is the most southern village Crimea, next to it stretches towards Turkey and the most southern point peninsula - Cape Sarych. Since Soviet times, Foros has been known for the fact that members of the party elite came to it for health. The village gained worldwide fame during the August 1991 coup d'etat. At this time, the first (and in those days the last) President of the USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev, was here in isolation at his state dacha.
After Ukraine declared its independence, this dacha became the residence of its president.
Today the village has a little more than two thousand residents. The basis of the region's economy is the tourism industry.
Climate of Foros
Foros is located 6 km east of Cape Sarych. The climate of the region is subtropical, with long, humid and not too hot summers and warm winter(average January temperature +5°C). In terms of the number of clear days, Foros is the sunniest place in Crimea. At the same time, it is not the hottest: the heat of the day is cooled by breezes, saturated with coolness and ions of the sea. Night winds from the north (foehn) carry forest aroma and freshness. The low level of precipitation makes a holiday in Foros truly comfortable. Such climatic conditions are used Foros sanatoriums in the treatment of pulmonary, cardiovascular and nervous diseases.
Foros is famous for its clean sea. But the local one is even more famous a park. On an area of 47 hectares, a unique flora reserve was established 160 years ago, which contains plants from all over the world. The park is based on a natural local forest. On one side it adjoins the steep seashore, and on the other it abuts Mount Foros. The park features more than 200 species of shrubs and trees. Located in the central part of the park, six artificial lakes of different levels fascinate with their beauty - this place in the park is rightly called “Paradise”. Holidays in Foros is considered incomplete if the vacationer has not visited the “Paradise”.
Sights of Foros
- Laspinsky pass. The most high point on the way from Sevastopol to Yalta. The equipped observation deck offers a wide panorama of the Black Sea and Crimea.
- . Crimean "Stonehenge" - a pile of stones with a pointed, regular shape, is considered a mystical place.
- Baydarsky pass.
- Stone garden in Laspi. An underwater city made of giant stone blocks near Cape Sarych.
- Uzundzhi Canyon. Wild, beautiful and little-known place - canyon, waterfalls, cave.
Entertainment in Foros
On each beach you can have fun not only by sunbathing or swimming in the Black Sea. All attributes beach holiday organically fit into the local “wild” landscape: windsurfing, boats, boat trips on yachts and boats, jet skis, “banana”. If for you a vacation on the Black Sea is unthinkable without exploring the underwater world, then in Foros you will find a well-equipped diving base. If you are new to diving, don’t worry - professional instructors will help you, and you won’t leave here without memories of the magical minutes of underwater life.
Foros is one of the few resorts that can boast a golf course.
Colored beaches of Foros
The beaches of Foros are small-pebble. There are only five of them - one sanatorium and four city ones. If vacationing on the Black Sea has long become your good habit, and you have already traveled all over Crimea, then Foros beaches you will be surprised. They are uncrowded and clean. A symbolic fee is charged only at the entrance to the sanatorium beach; other beaches are free. With their local names, the beaches are reminiscent of Dunno and his Sunny city- “Green”, “Pink”, “Cold” and “Quiet Bay”. The road to each beach is marked with arrows, so finding them is not difficult.
Sanatoriums of Foros
You can combine a vacation on the Black Sea with recovery in Foros in several places:
- Sanatorium "Foros". Located on the edge of the village, 100 m from the beach. It is on the territory of this sanatorium that the Foros park described above is located. The 14-story building of the sanatorium was built in 1986. On the territory there is a gym, sports grounds, sauna, library, dance hall, solarium, cinema hall.
- Sanatorium "Yuzhny". Located near Foros. Built in 1979. It was assumed that the sanatorium would provide quality holiday in Foros leaders of foreign communist parties of the highest echelon. Therefore, in three buildings of the sanatorium there are 34 luxury rooms designed for 120 people. All rooms have sea views. Vacationers can use the banquet hall, swimming pool, gym, sauna, volleyball court, therapeutic gymnastics room, and barbecue.
- Health complex "Tavria". Located near Foros, in the village of Oliva, near the Black Sea. 28 rooms different levels comfort are located in three buildings of the sanatorium. There is a children's room, a library, a conference room, and a restaurant.
About food in Foros
When planning a vacation in Foros, you should take into account the fact that food prices in the village are higher than in other resort areas on the southern coast of Crimea. This is due to the distance of Foros from “civilization”. In addition, currency exchange here takes place at an unfavorable rate for you, so it is better to come with “your” hryvnia.
Foros bars and cafes are located in the Foros sanatorium and on the embankment:
- cafe "Fandu"; open 24 hours a day in summer;
- bar "Caprice";
- cafe "Fleur"; only open in summer.
- Armenian cafe.
Foros hotels and prices
The price increase associated with the “solitude” of Foros affected not only products. Cost of living in the village also differs unfavorably from the cost of living in other Black Sea resorts. And although there are problems with hotels, sanatoriums or rent housing in the private sector not here, but you’ll have to shell out a pretty penny:
- A day's stay in a furnished two-room apartment will cost 600-800 hryvnia. Renting a house for a family of 4 costs 250-500 hryvnia, a one-room apartment - from 350 hryvnia;
- hotels offer double rooms at prices starting from 480 hryvnia;
- a standard room for two in the Foros sanatorium with treatment and food costs 1400-1800 hryvnia.
Most of those who spent their holidays in Foros return here again and again. Why is Foros so attractive to them? What has enchanted this southern corner? The answers can be found in the reviews of tourists. Describing their days in the village, they note:
- unique properties of healing air, saturated with juniper-pine phytoncides and sea ions;
- exciting and beautiful nature Crimea;
- free beaches and clean sea water on them;
- picturesque park;
- a feeling of “prestige” when vacationing in Foros, the former health resort of the party elite.
History of Foros
